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NATO leader says Ukrainians are making progress and advancing against Russian forces

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainians are “making progress, making advances,” with their counteroffensive against Russian forces. He made the comment during an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden. Stoltenberg said the support that the allies are providing Ukraine “is now making a difference on the

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3 Kosovo police officers injured during arrest of alleged organizer of Serb protests

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s interior minister says three police officers were injured during the arrest of an alleged organizer of Serb protests in the country’s north, including one in which 30 NATO-led peacekeepers were injured. Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla said one of the heads of Civil Protection, an organization operating in Serb-majority areas of

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‘Obamacare’ will still cover prevention for HIV, other illnesses amid court battle

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press The government can keep enforcing “Obamacare” requirements that say health insurance plans must cover preventative care, amid a legal battle over the mandates. The preventative care requirements include HIV prevention, some types of cancer screenings and other illnesses. An agreement approved Tuesday by federal appellate judges means the coverage mandates

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Lower house of Japan’s parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament has passed a bill to promote awareness of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists that last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s conservative party favored opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights. The passage followed only a few

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